Board Thread:Classic DMC/@comment-24907148-20180623205537/@comment-29907776-20180703061313

Michael.wolff.73 wrote: Sparda had a certain classiness -- his human guise looks like a Victorian gentleman. I don't see him as a rapist, even before he woke up to justice. We know he has a moral code from the anime (choosing his apprentice because he wouldn't start slaughtering people), so I think its fair to say he doesn't have such savagery in him. Just saying. We don't have hard facts about Sparda before or after his rebellion. All we go by is his legend and testimonials from demons and humans who 'know' him. So until Capcom releases official material any speculation is fair game. Besides, being a classy victorinian dude with an air of dignity may act that way in public, but may behave differently behind closed doors.

@Jayaerrow: My personal speculation is V's a random demon modeled after the Shin Megami Tensei's protagonist. It doesn't mean it's the same character, it's possibly just a shoutout\expy with a completely different background and history. For example, he may be a powerful new demon who 'woke up to justice' like Sparda. V doesn't need to be related to him; he doesn't even need to be a personal acquaintance of the Legendary Dark Knight or any of his scions. But V may be familiar with LDK's legend and that of his sons and relatives. His 'powerful demon' status may make him a demon general under the current big bad who defected, probably why he can summon or enslave lesser demons.